DD is 5 1/2 and is in kindergarten and she has lost a total of 5 jackets so far. One was lost in December and since it's been this long, I doubt we'll see that one again. She managed to lose the other 4 jackets in the last 2 weeks. Up until December, each time she lost a jacket we got it back within a few days. I always put name labels on all of her jackets and I also go through the lost and found 2-3 times a week to look for them, usually with no luck. I'm at a loss as to how her jackets just seem to completely disappear when they have her name in them. The only thing I can think of is that other kids find them and like them and just take them but I would think that once the parents saw them that they would return them (I know I would). This morning I informed my daughter that she would not be wearing a jacket to school again until she brings some home because I can't afford to replace them as fast as she loses them (it was 63 degrees this morning - so not a big deal). A couple of weeks ago we went through the same thing and she managed to bring home 2 jackets the day that she had to go to school without one (she said that one was in her cubbie and her teacher found the other one).
I have talked to her about being responsible for her things and it doesn't seem to work. Have you all gone through this with your kids? What did you do about it?
Sorry, I've never experienced this with my boys. In warmer weather they sometimes would forget their coat at school in the afternoon, but always bring it home the next day. Our school has hooks that the children hang their coats and backpacks on as soon as they get to their classroom, so there really isn't an opportunity to lose a coat.
They don't have hooks, but they do have cubbies where they put their backpacks, lunchboxes and jackets. I think DD must be wearing her jacket on the playground and then taking it off out there. They also have PE twice a week and the "gym/classroom" is outside so she may wear a jacket to PE and take it off there too. I've walked by the playground on a Friday afternoon before and was amazed at all of the jackets left out there. The school grounds are locked up after hours though, so nobody can get to the playground when the school is closed.
Quoting steelcrazy:
Sorry, I've never experienced this with my boys. In warmer weather they sometimes would forget their coat at school in the afternoon, but always bring it home the next day. Our school has hooks that the children hang their coats and backpacks on as soon as they get to their classroom, so there really isn't an opportunity to lose a coat.
Yes, I absolutely put her name on EVERYTHING. That's what I thought, about someone just liking her jackets and taking them, even though they're nothing fancy. Although, I know if my daughter brought something home that didn't belong to her that I would return it to the school right away.
Quoting coolmommy2x:
They've left things at school but nothing has been lost forever. Do you put her name in the jackets? If you do, it seems odd that they aen't be returned. While I think kids can be forgetful (mine sure are!), just reading your post, I wonder if someone is taking her things since they're not coming back. KWIM?
my dd is also in kinder and she has only managed to lose one sweater and we never saw it again, which was weird. Anyway, I remind her everyday to put her sweater in her backpack. she is usually good about it, but sometimes she forgets, but it hasn't disappeared.
I go to the school and look for things when they go missing.
Well, my son hasn't lost anything as big as a jacket but he seems to have found the black hole for gloves. Even with his name on them, they still seem to disappear all the time. And now, even though it's still cold enough outside to need gloves (I'm in MN), all the stores have them clearanced out and don't have a great selection so it's getting harder to replace them. Luckily we haven't had much snow this year so he is wearing those 'magic stretch' gloves instead of actual snow gloves because that's all that I can find.
That and school supplies, like his crayons and markers and such. Even though I went through and put his name on every single one, he is working out of the community bucket now, and has been for quite a while, because his disappeared pretty quickly. My son also has major organization issues in his desk - which us and his teacher have addressed with him multiple times.
My learn by going without. They are old enough to know where they left their belongings and how to take care of them. If they lost it, they find something else suitable to wear until I am able to replace the lost item. Usually a sweater or layers.
This only took once or twice for them to learn their lesson.
We're in Florida so it doesn't get very cold too often, although we had a couple days this week where it was down in the 20's in the mornings. My daughter lost a pair of those stretchy gloves the other day. I just expect that to happen though, so I make sure to buy several pair at the beginning of the season since they're only about $1 per pair.
I've actually been buying up several lightweight jackets on clearance, for $5-$6 each, recently to prepare for next year. I also just ordered some iron on labels to put on all future jackets. The labels I've been using are stick on and while they stick very well, they can be removed if someone wants to take them off.
The lost and found at my daughter's school is absolutely ridiculous. It's usually overflowing and there are some crazy things in there. I've seen coats, jackets, gloves/mittens, hats, jeans, shorts, skirts, shirts, headbands/hair clips/barrettes, lip gloss, soft sided coolers, lunch boxes and backpacks, etc.
Quoting Traci_Momof2:
Well, my son hasn't lost anything as big as a jacket but he seems to have found the black hole for gloves. Even with his name on them, they still seem to disappear all the time. And now, even though it's still cold enough outside to need gloves (I'm in MN), all the stores have them clearanced out and don't have a great selection so it's getting harder to replace them. Luckily we haven't had much snow this year so he is wearing those 'magic stretch' gloves instead of actual snow gloves because that's all that I can find.
That and school supplies, like his crayons and markers and such. Even though I went through and put his name on every single one, he is working out of the community bucket now, and has been for quite a while, because his disappeared pretty quickly. My son also has major organization issues in his desk - which us and his teacher have addressed with him multiple times.
Sister's kids' parties and events....too much...need advice
- CarlysMommy1
on Feb. 16, 2012 at 10:57 AM